Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehtô
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱ(s)-tHo-, from *swéḱs. An ordinal to *sehs (“six”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]| < 5 | 6 | 7 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *sehs Ordinal : *sehtô Multiplier : *sehsfalþaz | ||
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *sehtô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sehtô | *sehtaniz | *sihtį̄ | *sihtīniz | *sehtô | *sehtōnō |
| Accusative | *sehtanų | *sehtanunz | *sihtīnų | *sihtīnunz | *sehtô | *sehtōnō |
| Genitive | *sihtiniz | *sehtanǫ̂ | *sihtīniz | *sihtīnǫ̂ | *sihtiniz | *sehtanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *sihtini | *sehtammaz | *sihtīni | *sihtīmaz | *sihtini | *sehtammaz |
| Instrumental | *sihtinē | *sehtammiz | *sihtīnē | *sihtīmiz | *sihtinē | *sehtammiz |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *sehstô[3]
Reconstruction notes
[edit]Most descendants eventually inserted an s from the cardinal number *sehs.
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *sehtō, *sehstō
- Old Norse: sétti
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰 (saihsta)
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sehtan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “sétt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sexstōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322